diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05f5a1e..9c53e17 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ and this project adheres to
   `getMdBySearchId`.
 - Expose `EngineParameters` type.
 - Expose `InvalidArgumentError` error.
+- Expose `HTTPError` error raised on non-200 responses, with `statusCode` and
+  `body` properties.
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Reject with an `HTTPError` instead of the raw response body when SerpApi
+  responds with a non-200 status code.
+
 ### Removed
 
 - Remove all types for engine parameters and responses. SerpApi's
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d29f15..cda777d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,30 @@ await getJson({ engine: "google", q: "coffee" }); // uses the API key defined in
 await getJson({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY_2, q: "coffee" }); // API_KEY_2 will be used
 ```
 
+### Error handling
+
+When SerpApi responds with a non-200 status code, the returned promise rejects
+with an `HTTPError`. It exposes the response `statusCode` and the raw `body`,
+and its message is set to the `error` field of the response when one is present.
+
+```js
+import { getJson, HTTPError } from "serpapi";
+
+try {
+  const json = await getJson({
+    engine: "google",
+    api_key: API_KEY,
+    q: "coffee",
+  });
+} catch (error) {
+  if (error instanceof HTTPError) {
+    console.log(error.statusCode); // e.g. 401
+    console.log(error.body); // e.g. '{"error":"Invalid API key. ..."}'
+    console.log(error.message); // e.g. 'Invalid API key. ...'
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Using a Proxy
 
 > **Note:** SerpApi handles proxies on its end — you do **not** need to supply
diff --git a/mod.ts b/mod.ts
index 8006a63..ad7d4d4 100644
--- a/mod.ts
+++ b/mod.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export type { Config } from "./src/config.ts";
 export { config } from "./src/config.ts";
 
 export {
+  HTTPError,
   InvalidArgumentError,
   InvalidTimeoutError,
   MissingApiKeyError,
diff --git a/src/errors.ts b/src/errors.ts
index be53b73..ad7d38a 100644
--- a/src/errors.ts
+++ b/src/errors.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,40 @@ export class RequestTimeoutError extends Error {
     Object.setPrototypeOf(this, RequestTimeoutError.prototype);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Error raised when SerpApi responds with a non-200 status code.
+ *
+ * @property {number} statusCode HTTP status code of the response.
+ * @property {string} body Raw response body.
+ * @example
+ * try {
+ *   const json = await getJson({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" });
+ * } catch (error) {
+ *   if (error instanceof HTTPError) {
+ *     console.log(error.statusCode, error.body);
+ *   }
+ * }
+ */
+export class HTTPError extends Error {
+  readonly statusCode: number | undefined;
+  readonly body: string;
+
+  constructor(statusCode: number | undefined, body: string) {
+    let message = `Request failed with status code ${statusCode}`;
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(body) as { error?: string };
+      if (
+        parsed && typeof parsed.error === "string" && parsed.error.length > 0
+      ) {
+        message = parsed.error;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // The body is not JSON. Fall back to the status code message.
+    }
+    super(message);
+    this.statusCode = statusCode;
+    this.body = body;
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, HTTPError.prototype);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 082434c..db1d50c 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import https from "node:https";
 import http from "node:http";
 import qs from "node:querystring";
 import process from "node:process";
-import { RequestTimeoutError } from "./errors.ts";
+import { HTTPError, RequestTimeoutError } from "./errors.ts";
 import { config } from "./config.ts";
 import { createMultipartBody } from "./multipart.ts";
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function execute(
           if (resp.statusCode == 200) {
             resolve(data);
           } else {
-            reject(data);
+            reject(new HTTPError(resp.statusCode, data));
           }
         } catch (e) {
           reject(e);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export function uploadImage(
       resp.on("end", () => {
         if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
         if (resp.statusCode === 200) resolve(data);
-        else reject(data);
+        else reject(new HTTPError(resp.statusCode, data));
       });
     });
     req.on("error", (error) => {
diff --git a/tests/errors_test.ts b/tests/errors_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11076b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { describe, it } from "@std/testing/bdd";
+import { assertEquals, assertInstanceOf } from "@std/testing/asserts";
+import { HTTPError } from "../src/errors.ts";
+
+describe("HTTPError", () => {
+  it("with JSON body containing an error field", () => {
+    const error = new HTTPError(
+      401,
+      '{"error":"Invalid API key. Your API key should be here: https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key"}',
+    );
+    assertInstanceOf(error, HTTPError);
+    assertInstanceOf(error, Error);
+    assertEquals(error.statusCode, 401);
+    assertEquals(
+      error.body,
+      '{"error":"Invalid API key. Your API key should be here: https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key"}',
+    );
+    assertEquals(
+      error.message,
+      "Invalid API key. Your API key should be here: https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("with JSON body without an error field", () => {
+    const error = new HTTPError(404, '{"foo":"bar"}');
+    assertEquals(error.statusCode, 404);
+    assertEquals(error.body, '{"foo":"bar"}');
+    assertEquals(error.message, "Request failed with status code 404");
+  });
+
+  it("with non-JSON body", () => {
+    const error = new HTTPError(500, "Internal Server Error");
+    assertEquals(error.statusCode, 500);
+    assertEquals(error.body, "Internal Server Error");
+    assertEquals(error.message, "Request failed with status code 500");
+  });
+
+  it("with empty JSON error field", () => {
+    const error = new HTTPError(400, '{"error":""}');
+    assertEquals(error.message, "Request failed with status code 400");
+  });
+
+  it("with empty body", () => {
+    const error = new HTTPError(502, "");
+    assertEquals(error.statusCode, 502);
+    assertEquals(error.body, "");
+    assertEquals(error.message, "Request failed with status code 502");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/serpapi_test.ts b/tests/serpapi_test.ts
index 99cc821..06f1f5c 100644
--- a/tests/serpapi_test.ts
+++ b/tests/serpapi_test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   getLocations,
   getMd,
   getMdBySearchId,
+  HTTPError,
   InvalidArgumentError,
   InvalidTimeoutError,
   MissingApiKeyError,
@@ -248,12 +249,15 @@ describe("uploadImage", () => {
     const executeStub = stub(
       _internals,
       "uploadImage",
-      () => Promise.reject(apiError),
+      () => Promise.reject(new HTTPError(401, apiError)),
     );
     config.api_key = "test_api_key";
     try {
       const error = await uploadImage({ image }).catch((error) => error);
-      assertEquals(error, apiError);
+      assertInstanceOf(error, HTTPError);
+      assertEquals(error.statusCode, 401);
+      assertEquals(error.body, apiError);
+      assertEquals(error.message, "Invalid image");
     } finally {
       executeStub.restore();
     }
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.ts b/tests/utils_test.ts
index 46f444d..aaa9bc7 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.ts
+++ b/tests/utils_test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   execute,
   getSource,
 } from "../src/utils.ts";
-import { RequestTimeoutError } from "../src/errors.ts";
+import { HTTPError, RequestTimeoutError } from "../src/errors.ts";
 import { Config, config } from "../src/config.ts";
 
 loadSync({ export: true });
@@ -233,5 +233,20 @@ describe(
         assertInstanceOf(e, RequestTimeoutError);
       }
     });
+
+    it("with error response", async () => {
+      const error = await execute(
+        "/account",
+        { api_key: "invalid_api_key" },
+        20000,
+      ).catch((error) => error);
+      assertInstanceOf(error, HTTPError);
+      assertEquals(error.statusCode, 401);
+      assertMatch(error.body, /"error"/);
+      assertEquals(
+        error.message,
+        "Invalid API key. Your API key should be here: https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key",
+      );
+    });
   },
 );